Among the youngest bands ever to storm the metal genre,
Death Angel has come to be known as one of the most influential bands to emerge
from the thriving Bay Area Thrash Metal Scene in the early 1980s, an era when
one could catch Cliff Burton (Metallica) at the front of the stage at Ruthie’s
Inn banging his head to Death Angel’s inventive style, and speedy, complex
arrangements.

In 1986, a Death Angel demo produced by Kirk Hammett
(Metallica) titled “Kill As One” sparked the interest of Enigma Records. Then,
in 1987, Death Angel’s debut, “The Ultra Violence,” was released. Drummer Andy
Galeon was just 14 years old at the time. The album was a full-frontal assault
on the ears, buzzing with the group’s youthful energy, and “The Ultra Violence”
sold 40,000 copies in just four months. Another innovative recording, “Frolic
Through the Park,” followed, marking Death Angel’s evolution both lyrically and
musically. “Bored,” another track from the band’s second release, highlighted
the cutting-edge band’s inventive dynamics, and won a spot on MTV’s
“Headbanger’s Ball.”

Geffen Records was impressed enough with Death Angel’s
television premier to offer the band a deal, and Death Angel became the first
band of their breed to appear on the major label’s roster. At Geffen, the band
released what is widely regarded as one of the most original and accomplished
thrash metal albums ever recorded, “Act III.” The record pushed the limits of
the genre to create something truly unique, a definitive work that is essential
to any metal fan’s music collection. Death Angel’s masterful songwriting
ability was once again on display nationwide in 1990, as the videos for
“Seemingly Endless Time’ and ‘Room With A View’ saw heavy rotation on MTV.

Death Angel’s world tour between 1986 and 1990 included two
sold-out tours of Japan. in fact, nearly every date on the Act III World Tour,
which included storied venues such as The Warfield Theater in San Francisco,
The Ritz in New York, and England’s Hammersmith Odeon, were sold out to
capacity, a remarkable achievement for any band, but particularly stunning for
such a young group, not to mention one comprised of cousins.

Death Angel’s trajectory to fame was tragically cut short in
1990, when the band’s tour bus crashed in the Arizona desert. Drummer Andy
Galeon was critically injured, and would need more than a year to recover.
During this downtime, vocalist Mark Osegueda left the band and moved to New
York to pursue a life outside of music. The remaining members went on to form
The Organization, and released two full-length albums under that name. The “O,”
as they came to be known, toured extensively throughout the United States and
Europe, including two appearances at Holland’s famed Dynamo Open Air Festival,
a support slot on Rob Halford’s “Fight” tour, and as the main support for the
Motorhead tour in Europe.

After the “O” disbanded in 1995, the band members went on to
pursue other musical projects, including “The Past,” (Rob, Andy, Dennis, Gus),
Big Shrimp (Dennis, Andy), Smokestack (Rob, Andy), Silver Circus (Mark), and
Swarm (Rob, Andy, Mark). The latter incarnation toured the United States for
three months in 2001, supporting Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains).

Death Angel resurfaced in 2001 to perform at a cancer
benefit for frontman Chuck Billy (Testament) called “Thrash of the Titans.” The
response was so great that many offers came quickly in 2002, beginning with a
“secret” gig in San Francisco, and sold it out under the psuedo name, “Kill As
One.”

The show was a warm up for 2 dates in Holland including the
famed Dynamo Open Air Festival and a pre-event show at the Efenaar club in
Eindhoven which sold out before the band even arrived in Europe.

The next year saw DA supporting Metallica at the Fillmore in
San Francisco as well as supporting Anthrax and Halford in the US. What began
as a gathering of positive vibes for a friend turned into a full time mission
to continue a journey that began so long ago… In 2004 Death Angel released
their long awaited fourth studio disc, “The Art of Dying” on Nuclear Blast. A
natural progression from “Act III“, the new album delivered straight Thrash
Metal with diverse musicality to rave reviews worldwide. Brutal thrasher
“Thrown to the Wolves”, the melodic doom of “The Devil Incarnate” and the speed
rock of “Thicker than Blood” proved to fans that they didn’t miss a beat. The
disc concludes with the acoustic / rock tune “Word to the Wise”, their overcome
all obstacles approach still intact. The band hit the road to support T.A.O.D.,
embarking on an extensive tour with festival appearances in Germany, Belgium,
Italy, Finland, Mexico and Japan. The group found themselves sharing the bill
with many of their early influences from UFO to Alice in Chains, The Exploited
to Guns n Roses!

n autumn of 2007 the band entered the studio with producer
extraordinaire, Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains,
Deftones, Shadows Fall) and “Killing Season” was released in February of 2008.
The opportunity of being invited by Dave Grohl to record their fifth studio
album at Studio 606 in Southern California was one not to pass up. The result
was a rock solid album which stands alongside “Act III” as the best work Death
Angel has recorded.

A rigorous touring schedule followed and the boys spent the
next 2 years mostly on the road in support of “Killing Season” which included
their first full blown U.S. Tour since 1990, their debut tour of Australia and
countless open air festivals all across Europe.

In spring of 2009, “Sonic German Beatdown” was released. The
band’s first ever official live concert DVD features a searing performance at
the “Rock Hard Open Air” Festival from the “Art of Dying” tour as well as a
headline club show set from the “Killing Season” tour, giving the fans 2 shows
for the price of one. Also available in limited edition as a stand-alone audio
cd of the Rock Hard Festival set, the first live album released by the band
since the infamous “Fall From Grace”.

2010 has proven to be a busy year to say the least. The madmen entered AudioHammer Recording
Studios by the end of February to begin tracking the new album.

Recording out of California for the first time, they found
themselves in Sanford, Florida laying down the sound with Producer Jason Suecof
who Co-Produced the album with Rob. 3
weeks later the band was in Europe on tour.
By mid April, Mark and Rob were back in Florida to finish the
recording. 4 weeks later the band was
back on tour in Europe with a new album ready to be mixed.

By the time DA hit the road in the US supporting Soilwork in
July, they had a new album completed.
Mixed by Jason Suecof and Mastered at Sterling Sound in New York by Ted
Jensen, the beast was ready to be unleashed!
The US Tour wrapped up on the East Coast in August and the new album
“Relentless Retribution” was released worldwide to stellar reviews and
impressive chart positions in September.

Death Angel is scheduled to headline their first ever tour
of South America in October – November then head on over to Europe to join
Kreator, Exodus and Suicidal Angels for Thrashfest 2010 which runs for 4 weeks
to the end of December.

2011 kicks off with 70,000 Tons Of Metal – A cruise ship
with a voyage from Florida to Mexico and back over 4 days with over 40 bands
including Testament, Exodus, DA and Forbidden who have never played together on
one bill! Directly following the cruise
the “North American Retribution Tour” begins with DA doing their first full on
headline tour of the states since the “ACT III Tour” in 1990. More to come…